Once Upon a House

1838

George B. Hall arrived and located on Section 19 [in La Prairie].

Rock CountyGrade A · 1 independent source

The evidence

  • “In the winter of 1837—38, the next arrival was Curtis Utter, who made a claim on Section 86, where he resided until his death a few years since. In 1838, George B. Hall arrived and located on Section 19, and was followed next year by Azel Kenney and Prosper Cravath, Jr.,”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/13-rock-county-ch07-town-histories.md, PDF p. 510 / book p. 514

    Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

    Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources

    The passage on the printed page (PDF p. 510 / book p. 514)
    On the printed page (PDF p. 510 / book p. 514) · open the whole page
  • “In the winter of 1837-38 the next arrival was Curtis Utter, who made a claim on section 36, where he resided until his death a few j'-ears since. In 1838 George B. Hall arrived and located on section 19, and was followed next year by Azel Kenney and Prosper Cravath, Jr., who located on section 13, where a house”

    1908-brown-rock-county/31-smaller-cities-villages-towns.md, Vol. 2, PDF p. 185 / book p. 691

    Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.

    Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources · may repeat 1879-history-of-rock-county, so not counted as independent

    The passage on the printed page (Vol. 2, PDF p. 185 / book p. 691)
    On the printed page (Vol. 2, PDF p. 185 / book p. 691) · open the whole page

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